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JACK Studio Readings

JACK Studio Readings

IN TANDEM WITH JACK’S PROGRAM TO COMMISSION ARTISTS WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLES, THE QUARTET IS PARTNERING WITH METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE TO HOST A READING SESSION FOR SIMILAR ARTISTS WITH EXISTING WORKS FOR QUARTET.

December 9, 2019

Oak and the Ghost

Oak and the Ghost

ALBUM RELEASE FOR NATHAN SCHRAM'S OAK AND THE GHOST ON NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS. FEATURING THE ATTACCA QUARTET, SCHRAM’S MUSIC MESHES THE ACOUSTIC WORLD OF CLASSICAL STRING QUARTET WITH THE BUMPS, BRUISES, AND RICHNESS OF MODERN ELECTRONICA.

November 23, 2019

Eaux Claires Hiver

Eaux Claires Hiver

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE IS THRILLED TO JOIN THE COLLECTIVE 37D03D (UPSIDE-DOWN “PEOPLE”) TO GATHER FOR A WEEK TO COMPOSE, COLLABORATE AND PRESENT MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND LITERATURE IN A VARIETY OF SPACES AND SETTINGS.

November 22-23, 2019

Unheard-of//Trios

Unheard-of//Trios

UNHEARD-OF//ENSEMBLE PERFORMS AN ECLECTIC PROGRAM OF TRIO WORKS FOR CLARINET, VIOLIN, AND CELLO

October 29, 2019

Loisaida

Loisaida

CENTERED AROUND TWO SONGS THAT CELEBRATE NEW YORK CITY, REFLECTING VIOLINIST/COMPOSER JESSIE MONTGOMERY’S LOWER EAST SIDE UPBRINGING AND ECLECTIC INFLUENCES. SELECTIONS FROM HER BAND BIG DOG LITTLE DOG AND BY VIOLIST/COMPOSER JESSICA MEYER TIE TOGETHER A CELEBRATION OF PLACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND PROCESS.

October 24, 2019

In A Grove at MASS MoCA

In A Grove at MASS MoCA

OPERA IN DEVELOPMENT BY COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER CERRONE, LIBRETTIST STEPHANIE FLEISCHMANN, AND DIRECTOR MARY BIRNBAUM

October 12, 2019

Molly Herron's Three Sarabandes

Molly Herron's Three Sarabandes

COMPOSER MOLLY HERRON AND ARGUS QUARTET CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR ALBUM WITH MUSIC AND POETRY THAT EXPLORE HISTORY AND TRANSFORMATION.

October 11, 2019

andPlay's Playlist

andPlay's Playlist

JOIN VIOLIN/VIOLA DUO ANDPLAY FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC, DRINKS, AND TREATS TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF ITS DEBUT CD, PLAYLIST.

October 4, 2019

Desdemona + Adam Holmes

Desdemona + Adam Holmes

DESDEMONA AND ADAM HOLMES TEAM UP FOR AN EVENING OF STRING TRIO AND PERCUSSION, FEATURING VIDEO PROJECTIONS, A WORLD PREMIERE, AND DISTURBING QUESTIONS ABOUT CAPITALISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

October 1, 2019

Reflections

Reflections

SHOWCASING THE BAROQUE ERA'S VIOLA D'AMORE AS AN EXPRESSIVE INSTRUMENT FOR A DIVERSITY OF MUSIC FROM OUR TIME AND WORLD. FEATURING COLORADO-BASED VIOLIST MATTHEW DANE, CELLIST GREG BEAVER, AND FLUTIST CHRISTINA JENNINGS PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF REENA ESMAIL, CONOR ABBOTT BROWN, JAKE HEGGIE, GARTH KNOX AND A PREMIERE FROM ERIC SAWYER.

September 15, 2019

Badinage

Badinage

NEW SOUNDS FROM A MODERN STRING BAND, FEATURING ALEXI KENNEY, VIOLIN, AYANE KOZASA, VIOLA, GABRIEL CABEZAS, CELLO, AND PAUL WIANCKO, CELLO WITH MUSIC RANGING FROM THE FRENCH BAROQUE, TRADITIONAL SWEDISH FOLK TUNES, THROUGH TO NEW WORKS AND ARRANGEMENTS BY PAUL WIANCKO AND GABRIELLA SMITH

September 7, 2019

Blood, Booze & Betrayal

Blood, Booze & Betrayal

Postponed Event / One Rivington

Murder ballads, riddle tunes, and other lurid and gruesome pastimes featuring Fiona Gillespie, Paul Morton of Chivalrous Crickets, with Loren Ludwig of Acronym and Sian Ricketts & Tracy Cowart of Alkemie.

Sea Change

Sea Change

Postponed Event / One Rivington

Ulysses Quartet performs Sea Change Quartets 1 and 2, works written by their friend and colleague Joseph Summer about exploring the underwater world of Southeast Asia.

Ecstatic Music with Bell Orchestre

Ecstatic Music with Bell Orchestre

Postponed Event / Merkin Concert Hall

A sonorous trip into the energetic abysses and meditative heights of orchestral music from Bell Orchestre’s upcoming third album, House Music, in a large ensemble arrangement by multi-instrumentalist and composer Owen Pallett, featuring Metropolis Ensemble.

Carrot Revolution

Carrot Revolution

A SWEEPING CONCERT FEATURING CELLIST GABRIEL CABEZAS WITH THE RECENTLY GRAMMY-NOMINATED AIZURI QUARTET

May 29, 2019

Ballet Prismatique

Ballet Prismatique

PRESENTING VARIOUS KINDS OF DANCE MUSIC FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS, FORMING A KALEIDOSCOPIC BALLET WITHOUT STYLISTIC LIMITS, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO FESTIVAL

April 21, 2019

Points of Departure

Points of Departure

A MARATHON PIANO CONCERT SHOWCASING A RICH COLLECTION OF PERSONAL STORIES AND TRANSFORMATIONS BY AN ARRAY OF COMPOSERS, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO SERIES

April 20, 2019

Synesthetic Vibrations

Synesthetic Vibrations

A COLORFUL PROGRAM FEATURING VOICES OF COMPOSERS WITH SYNESTHESIA, FRAMED BY A DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL THEMES, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO SERIES

April 19, 2019